People Business Partner, Labs

DoorDash; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

16 weeks of paid parental leave

wellness benefits

commuter benefits match

paid time off and paid sick leave

medical

dental

vision benefits

11 paid holidays

disability

basic life insurance

family-forming assistance

mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner for the Labs Engineering and Operations teams. You will partner with leaders to drive people strategies, org design, and talent practices across a global, hourly workforce in a hybrid environment.

You will influence leadership decisions, lead with humility, and ensure workforce effectiveness as DoorDash scales. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, use data to inform decisions, and support M&A and change management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification in HR or Organizational Psychology a plus.
• Experience with HRIS (Workday preferred) and people analytics.
• Global HR experience in multi-region orgs with distributed hourly workforces.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders and manage complexity at scale.
• Practical experience scaling people operations for large hourly workforces.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior executives to translate business goals into people strategies and org design.
• Co-lead strategic workforce planning across functions and succession planning.
• Drive leadership development and talent programs for a global, hybrid workforce.
• Provide counsel on sensitive employee relations, change management, and leadership effectiveness.
• Collaborate with People Centers of Excellence to roll out enterprise initiatives with local relevance.
• Leverage people data to influence decisions and create actionable plans for leaders.

Skills

HR leadership

Strategic partnership

People analytics

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or HR certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

About the Team

This individual will be a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Leaders of the DoorDash Labs Engineering and Operations teams. The ideal candidate will thrive in ambiguity, lead with influence, and deliver high-impact solutions across performance, organizational design, talent planning, DEI, and leadership development.

About the Role

As a member of our team, you'll partner closely with leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to drive meaningful business outcomes through thoughtful collaboration, clear communication, and strong execution. You'll work in a highly collaborative environment with weekly team syncs, regular asynchronous communication via Slack, and flexible working hours that prioritize core collaboration.. Our team values intentional, inclusive meetings where decisions are documented and shared transparently, and we foster connection through monthly virtual coffee chats and team offsites. Success in this role will be measured by the impact you have on both the business and the employee experience. You'll help drive strong leadership partnership, healthy organizational outcomes, and effective talent practices, with success reflected in partner satisfaction, employee engagement, talent planning and succession readiness, organizational health assessments, and the successful execution of performance and compensation cycles. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how teams grow, perform, and scale as DoorDash continues to evolve. This role is part of our broader People organization, helping build exceptional teams and enabling DoorDash to empower local economies around the world.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will...

• Partner with senior executives in DoorDash Labs to translate business goals into effective people strategies and org design.
• Co lead the strategic workforce planning process across both functions, identifying future capability needs and succession plans.
• Drive talent development programs tailored to a globally distributed and hybrid workforce.
• Provide counsel on sensitive employee relations, change management, and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner with People CoEs (Talent, Total Rewards, L&D) to roll out enterprise-wide initiatives with local relevance.
• Leverage people data to influence decisions, drive accountability, and create action plans for business leaders.
• Support M&A integration and change management efforts as the business evolves.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, innovation, and resilience through thoughtful coaching and leadership enablement.

We're excited about you because...

• 8-10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a business partner role supporting corporate functions.
• Global HR experience, particularly in multi-region orgs with a distributed workforce, that skews hourly.
• Proven track record of advising senior leaders and managing complexity at scale.
• Strong analytical mindset; experience using HRIS (Workday preferred) and people analytics.
• Inclusive leader who demonstrates humility, courage, and high EQ.
• Strong project management skills and experience driving programs from ideation through execution.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification in HR or Organizational Psychology a plus.
• Practical experience managing, supporting, or scaling people operations for large, hourly workforces, ideally in a fast-paced or logistics-heavy environment; this expertise is vital for effectively supporting the unique operational needs of the Labs team.

We expect this position to be filled by 11-09-2026

Compensation

The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee's work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being.

That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• wellness benefits
• commuter benefits match
• paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• disability
• basic life insurance
• family-forming assistance
• mental health program
• among others

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here .

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7